The Liverworts and Hornworts of Colombia a...

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Beschreibung

This book provides keys, descriptions and illustrations for about 850 species of liverworts and hornworts, in 148 genera and 47 families, of Colombia and Ecuador. The largest genera are Lejeunea (66 spp.), Plagiochila (65), Frullania (54), Radula (33), Metzgeria (33), Cololejeunea (32), Cheilolejeunea (30), Bazzania (26), Drepanolejeunea (25), Ceratolejeunea (18), Diplasiolejeunea (18), and Syzygiella (18). Species descriptions include brief morphological characterization and discussion with emphasis on characters for identification, world range as well as distribution and habitat in Colombia and Ecuador. Classes, orders, families and genera are also described and the main features for recognition of the genera are briefly discussed. The introduction includes chapters on history of exploration, diversity and endemism, and classification. A glossary, bibliography and index to scientific names are alsoprovided.

Über den Autor

Robbert Gradstein is a Dutch botanist who works as an honorary researcher at the University of Göttingen, Germany, and the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle of Paris. He has been a Professor of Botany and Director of the Botanical Garden of Göttingen University until his retirement in 2009. His research interests include the systematics and biogeography of tropical plants, especially bryophytes. He has done research in many parts of tropical America and in Asia, has directed numerous PhD theses and has published about 500 scientific papers and twenty books.

Zusammenfassung

First treatment of liverworts and hornworts of the (northern) Andes, and high-montane neotropical flora

Enriches understanding of liverworts and hornworts of Colombia and Ecuador, treating more species, and with more elaborate descriptions, than previous works

Beautifully illustrated with detailed technical drawings of the liverworts and hornworts of the study region

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Introduction.- Diversity and Endemism.- Classification.- Abbreviations.- Keys and Descriptions.- Glossary.- Bibliography.- Index to Scientific Names.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2021
Fachbereich:	Botanik
Genre:	Biologie , Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	xxv 723 S. 70 s/w Illustr. 1 farbige Illustr. 723 p. 71 illus. 1 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783030494490
ISBN-10:	3030494497
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Gradstein, S. Robbert
Auflage:	1st edition 2021
Hersteller:	Springer Nature Switzerland Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	241 x 160 x 46 mm
Von/Mit:	S. Robbert Gradstein
Erscheinungsdatum:	26.03.2021
Gewicht:	1,279 kg

Artikel-ID: 118286431